Social, cultural and economical determinants of diabetes mellitus in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka: a cross sectional descriptive study

• Main Authors: Pubudu De Silva Ambepitiyawaduge (Author), Padmal De Silva Sudirikku Hennadige (Author), Liyanage Isurujith Kongala (Author), Rajapakse Lalini Chandika (Author), Jayasinghe Kosala Saroj Amarasiri (Author), Katulanda Prasad (Author), Wijeratne Chandrika (Author), Wijeratne Sumedha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Sri Lanka is a country that is expected to face a high burden of diabetes mellitus (DM). There is a paucity of data on social and demographic determinants of DM, especially in the plantation sector.</p> <p>Aims</p>...